Election deniers' success in Wisconsin The stolen election myth has helped reshape this battleground state for the upcoming midterms and 2024 race Salon · Oct 6, 2022
Mississippi search warrants go missing Search warrants are supposed to be filed at the courthouse, but they’re missing from many of Mississippi’s courts Salon · Oct 5, 2022
Colorado's broken child custody system "Sometimes the judge just cuts and pastes all my recommendations and puts it into the court order," evaluator brags Salon · Oct 4, 2022
The fight to block Americans from voting New wave of restrictions makes voting harder for people who struggle to read — now 1 in 5 Americans Salon · Sep 13, 2022
Texas DPS director says he wishes his agency had taken control over the police response to the Uvalde shooting The state’s top law enforcement agency also told USA Today that seven officers have now been referred to its internal affairs division, including two who are command staff. The Texas Tribune · Sep 11, 2022
How Montana GOP hijacked public health “The human psyche was not built for this," distraught hospital worker says Salon · Sep 7, 2022
Culture of cruelty persists at state-run mental health facility despite decades of warnings Officials have urged reforms at the facility for people with mental and developmental disabilities. But the state-run center still has more allegations of abuse and neglect than any in Illinois. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2022
Brutal beatings, abuse plague state-run mental health facility, investigation reveals Consequences are few as reports of heinous abuse continue at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in southern Illinois. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2022
Cases against 20 arrested voters in Florida on shaky legal ground. State issued them voter IDs TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two weeks after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top election officials stood in a Broward County courtroom and announced the arrest of 20 people for voting illegally, the state’s case is starting to fall apart. Miami Herald · Aug 31, 2022
Justice for sale: The dark-money tsunami Will a right-wing electronics tycoon's unprecedented $1.6B donation force us to face the tide of corruption? Salon · Aug 30, 2022
Secretive GOP billionaire's $1.6B gift Industrialist Barre Seid gave $1.6 billion to new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo Salon · Aug 24, 2022
The GOP turns on League of Women Voters Voter registration and good-government group now seen as "radical leftists" by Republicans Salon · Aug 18, 2022
Book-banning moms cry censorship "Mama Bears" group files lawsuit alleging their First Amendment rights are being violated Salon · Aug 12, 2022
T-Squared: The Texas Tribune wins national Edward R. Murrow Award for overall excellence The Tribune also shared a national Edward R. Murrow Award with ProPublica and Mountain State Spotlight for a series of articles on cancer-causing air pollution. The Texas Tribune · Aug 11, 2022
Reason · Aug 11, 2022 IRS Controversially Claims Hiring 87,000 New Agents Won't Mean Higher Audit Rate for the Middle Class So why do Democrats keep equivocating on the point that households making under $400,000 may be targeted for more audits by an expanded IRS?
The Texas Tribune · Aug 11, 2022 In the Army, you’re more likely to be detained for drugs than sexual assault A first-of-its-kind analysis reveals that, on average, Army soldiers had to face at least eight counts of sexual offenses before their commanders detained them ahead of trial as often as soldiers charged with drug or burglary crimes.
Salon · Aug 5, 2022 Manchin gets pipeline for climate deal Dems to pave way for Mountain Valley Pipeline, remove jurisdiction from a court that keeps ruling against project
The Texas Tribune · Aug 4, 2022 The EPA has identified 23 U.S. facilities that are emitting toxic air pollution that puts people at risk One of them is in Laredo, which has elevated rates of cancer, according to a recent state analysis. The findings come after reporting by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022 EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in their operations
Salon · Aug 2, 2022 Right-wing group claims it's a "church" Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate Tony Perkins' Family Research Council
The Texas Tribune · Aug 1, 2022 Coalition of news organizations sues Texas Department of Public Safety over withheld records on Uvalde shooting The lawsuit alleges that the state police have unlawfully withheld records, including body camera footage and emergency communications, during the Robb Elementary shooting.
Salon · Jul 21, 2022 "Kafkaesque" Florida voter fraud case Ten Floridians with felony convictions were charged with fraud because prosecutors say they registered illegally
Salon · Jul 19, 2022 Ex-husband sues clinic over old abortion Experts say Arizona lawsuit shows how civil suits could be used to intimidate providers and punish people
Salon · Jul 6, 2022 Bill O'Reilly rages at "minority gangs" The disgraced former Fox News host lost his mind after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemned gun violence
Salon · Jun 22, 2022 Big Tech fails on Big Lie vigilantism Trumpworld is using social media to chase down a fictional breed of fraudster known as a “ballot mule”